{"product_id":"how-genre-governs-creation-in-the-medieval-icelandic-sagas-9783031899744","title":"How Genre Governs Creation in the Medieval Icelandic Sagas","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Yoav Tirosh\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Palgrave MacMillan\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Medieval\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003esets out to answer why genre matters when analysing sagas, medieval literature, and creation in general. \u003cem\u003eHow Genre Governs Creation in the Medieval Icelandic Sagas\u003c\/em\u003e applies theoretical observations on the workings of genre to saga literature analysis, including media and film genre theory, as well as observations from reader-response theory. The text primarily focuses on \u003cem\u003e�slendingas�gur, \u003c\/em\u003ea group of prose or prosimetric texts that concern the medieval Norse world, usually taking place in the period between the end of the ninth and the mid-eleventh centuries and focusing on Iceland. Tirosh proposes new interpretations to several sagas, but more importantly provides a fresh perspective on the importance and application of genre theory to medieval literary studies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Palgrave MacMillan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47658126475415,"sku":"9783031899744","price":2938.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9783031899744.webp?v=1775817200","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/how-genre-governs-creation-in-the-medieval-icelandic-sagas-9783031899744","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}